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    is it advisor to remove symantec antivirus from mt t61p?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by DeviLFisH111, Mar 28, 2008.

  1. DeviLFisH111

    DeviLFisH111 Notebook Guru

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    it come with symantec antivirus
    and I brought it from school offer

    problem is becos this laptop got the sch clone image

    so have the symantec antivirus but the auto protect I cannot disable it

    thinking of installing Free AVG becos I used before and quite good


    next everytime I noticed I install or open stuffs

    got show administrative rights how to disable it?

    thanks
     
    DeviLFisH111, Mar 28, 2008
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  2. Ayle

    Ayle Trailblazer

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    Hum... Did you use google translate to write that? I don't quite understand what you said. Did you replace symantec antivirus already or are you planning to remove it?If it bothers you, you can get rid of it and replace it with te antivirus of your choice.
    About the administrative rights problem are you using Vista or Xp? on Vista just go in the security center and disable the uac or use the tweakuac program. In xp it would means that you are not an administrator, try booting i safe mode login as admin and change the status of the account you are usually using.
     
    Ayle, Mar 29, 2008
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  3. gmaster

    gmaster Notebook Consultant

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    you can goto symantec's website link below..

    http://service1.symantec.com/Support/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039

    and download the norton removal tool.. just make sure to select the version you have.. it will completely remove norton and all its small programs.. thats what im going to do.. i use avg everyday at work and never had a problem.. norton is a system hog... i hate norton
     
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  4. LoneWolf15

    LoneWolf15 The Chairman

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    Norton was the first product I removed from my ThinkPad. Aside from their corporate line, Symantec/Norton products use twice the resources (CPU, RAM) to do the same job as a number of products that cost nothing. Quickest way to make your cutting-edge system perform like one two generations back is to install the home version of Norton Antivirus.

    I use Avast! Antivirus Free edition. AVG is decent, though I think Avast has a better boot-time scanner. If you want a commercial product, eSet NOD32 has a stellar reputation as antivirus goes.
     
    LoneWolf15, Mar 29, 2008
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  5. keh

    keh Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah, I dumped Norton off the sytem right away. It is not a good anti-virus - not only does it hog resources, it also doens't test all that well.

    I use AVG free. Like LoneWolf15 says, Avast is another good, and free, product.
     
    keh, Mar 29, 2008
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